Ironing board cover



1959 A J. B. DELANDER 2,871,590

momma BOARD COVER- I Filed Nov. 5, 1956 IN VENTOR Job/7 De/an aer' I BY www- ATTORNEY United States Patent IRONING BOARD COVER John B. Delander, St. Paul, Minn.

Application November 5, 1956, Serial No. 620,267

3 Claims. (Cl. 38140) This invention relates to the method of prefabricating an improved ironing board cover and the product. More particularly, the invention relates to the prefabrication of a fabric as a single piece forming an ironing board cover with parallel edges and converging edges connected by prefabricated ends which are gathered and sewn to form a permanent pocket and a stretchable pocket each adapted to be slipped over the ends of an ironing board and in combination with fastening straps tightly engage the cover to the top of an ironing board.

Standard type ironing boards are generally of the same size and shape and ordinarily require a cover which fits tightly over the ironing surface thereof. Many types of pads are sewn to the board or otherwise covers are provided with elastic bands extending entirely about the edges of the cover to form a stretchable bag-like sacking to provide in the art a strong fabric ironing board cover which is economical and which is less subject to tear and more easily placed on or removed from an ironing board surface. Further, there is need for an ironing board cover in which it is simple to replace the elastic, if necessary.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide an economically prefabricated ironing board covering cloth of simple character ready for fabrication into a tight fitting easily attachable and detachable relationship relative to a standard ironing board surface.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved ironing board cover having a permanent sized pocket at one end for fitting over the narrow end of an ironing board and a relatively flexible pocket at the opposite end with relatively folded'under edges or sides of a non-stretchable character having securing straps for extending between the non-stretchable sides to fasten the cover tightly over the board.

A further object of this improvement in ironing board covers is to provide a prefabricated shape which is simple to sew and provides structure which needs not be ripped apart to replace the elasticity of the cover.

Further objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a plan view of my prefabricated ironing board cover pattern. 1

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of an ironing board with the prefabricated cover shown attached thereto.

Figure 3 is a partial view of a section of the cover illustrating. an attachment of one of the fastening straps along one edge of the prefabricated cover.

Figure 4 is a partial view showing a snap eye attached near one edge of the prefabricated cover in relative spaced aligned relationship to the strap shown in Figure 3. v

The ironing board covers are cut from a relatively strong tightly Woven sheet fabric material A as duck, drill or canvas, to the shape of the pattern 3 as shown in Figure 1. The cloth prefabricated after pattern A is cut along parallel opposite sides or edges as represented by 10 and 11 extending substantially three-fourths the length of the pattern. The one end represented by 12 of the cloth is squared off relative to the sides 10 and 11 and has its relative corners indicated .as 13 and 14 rounded to smoothly blend into the parallel sides 10 and 11 and the end 12 which is cut relatively perpendicular to the side 10 and 11. It will be understood that the prefabricated cover cloth, follows the same contour as the pattern and will be relatively referred thereto in an understandable manner in this description.

The portion of the fabric edges, as 18 and 19, extending beyond the parallel sides, as 10 and 11, are cut at the same converging angles ending in outwardly rounded curvatures 20 and 21, respectively, to form the upward extensions 22 and 23. From the upper ends of curvatures 20 and 21 the outermost edges 24 and 25 of extensions 22 and 23, respectively, are cut on an angle substantially parallel to the angle of the converging sides 18 and 19, with the lowermost corners and uppermost corners of edges 24 and 25 lying within lines drawn in the planes of the parallel sides 10 and 11, respectively, and cut at relatively the same converging angles as the sides 18 and 19.

The outermost end of the fabric, adjacent the extensions 22 and 23, is particularly shaped by cutting a pair of relatively V-shaped notches 27 and 23 formed by the rounded edges 29 and 31) providing the inner sides of extensions 22 and 23, respectively, and a semicircular end 31 of the fabric which is centered between the innermost ends of the edges 29 and 30 and ending at the bottom of the notches 27 and 28.'

In cutting the goods, by a cutting machine, from pattern A a stack of one hundred sheets at a time are cut in the manner described. Next, the female snaps 34 and 35 are riveted, or otherwise conventionally secured to the folded end sections 3d and 37 of elastic web straps 38 and 39, respectively.

Having the fabric cut from the pattern, as indicated, and the straps 38 and 39 prepared, the cover B is ready for sewing up of the hood end with a serging machine upon bringing the ends 24 and 25 together to form the sewn seam line 40. The relative edges 29 and 30 of extensions 22 and 23, respectively, form the seam lines 41 and 42 by their being sewn to the corresponding relative rounded edges of the end 31. Thus, in conjunction with the converging edges 18 and 19, this end of the cover forms a non-stretchable relative narrow hood or pocket of uniform size and shape which fits about and over the relative narrow end of an ironing board 45.

After the hood is sewn up on the serging machine, reinforcement elements as at 47, may be provided for the ends of elastic-web straps 38 and 39. These elements 47 (one only being shown) are cloth pieces sewn along the edge as at in, at spaced points where the ends of elastic straps 38 and 39 are to be subsequently under a reinforcing binding 49.

With or without the reinforcing elements 47, a bias binding strip 49 is applied by a binding machine. Element 49 is a continuous long relatively non-stretchable narrow strip started, for example, as a covering over the edge of side 10 at the approximate point 50 and secured, as by thread 52, along the edge 10 with the ends, as at 51, of each strap 38 and 39 aligned to be sewn in, or bar-tacked, with and under the binding along the edge represented by 10. The binding 49 is folded to a U-shape and positioned to overlie the inner and outer surface about the edges of the cover cloth forming the hood and extend throughout the principal body portion adapted to ?atentecl Feb. 3, 1959 topermit the hood, as described, to be slipped overthe relative narrow front end of an ironing board and the elastic pocket to stretch over the opposite or broad end of an ironing board 45 as shown in Figure 2. After the elastic strip 55 is sewn on, semi-circular reinforcements 56 are sewn by threads 57 (one only being shown in'detail) adjacent edge 11 before a snap machine at taches a pair of male snaps (one only being shown a 56) in spaced relationship on the side. represented by 1,5. and inalignment'with the end attachment positions of straps 33 and 39 so that female snap members 34 .and 35 will snap thereover in the manner shown in Figure 3 to hold the cover tightly and smoothly over the top surface of an ironing board (not shown).

In accordance with the patent statutes, 1 have described the principles of construction and operation of my ironing board cover, and while i. have endeavored to set forth the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that obvious changes may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. An ironing board covering cloth material for fabrication into an ironing board cover comprising a prefabricated single sheet having rounded corners at one end, a centrally disposed rounded edge at its other end, parallel side edges extending from said rounded corners toward said other end but spaced an appreciable distance therefrom, straight converging side edges extending from said parallel edges to a location near said other end but spaced laterally outwardly from the ends of said rounded edge, outwardly projecting extensions between said converging edges and the ends of said rounded edge, said extensions being defined by straight outermost edges substantially parallel to said converging edges, curved edges between said rounded edge and said outermost edges having a curvature complementing that of half of said rounded edge, and curved edges between said converging edges and said outermost edges which curveoutwardly from said converging edges to said outermost edges, the curved edges on each extension being spaced from each other so as to render said extensions integral withthe remainder of said sheet and to form fold regions for said extensions when the cover is fitted to anironingboard.

2. The structure of claim 1 including an elastic binding stitched about said one end to opposite locations on said parallel edges spaced slightly from said one end to form a gathered pocket, stitching retaining said outermost edges together and additional stitching retaining said first-mentioned curved edges to said rounded edge to form' a pocket at said other end which is narrower than said gathered pocket.

3. The structure of claim 2 including a pair of spaced elastic straps anchored at one end to one of said parallel edges and provided with snap fastening means at their other end engageable with cooperable fastening means dis posed adjacent said other parallel edge, and reinforcing sections adjacent the locus of attachment of said straps to said material and adjacent said cooperable fastening means.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Allaback Jan. 13, 1942. 

